Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 556 - 215 Achievement Calculation (Part 2)

Ma Chengteng heard Lian Dongfang say the real murderer was a Maternal Auntie, and he couldn’t help sneering continuously, "I didn’t expect that the mastermind you’ve uncovered in the end is truly a Maternal Auntie."

Lian Dongfang’s complexion turned green, but he had no words for rebuttal; they were at fault and had allowed the Ma Family to gain the upper hand. Now, arguing with Ma Chengteng would only add to the embarrassment.

Lian Dongfang now detested the Mo family to the core.

Ma Chengteng, looking at Lian Dongfang still trying to shield the main culprit, laughed instead of getting angry, "Last time, the rumor that Yueyao was a Jinx was spread by a Maternal Auntie, and now, the one trying to murder Yueyao is yet another Maternal Auntie. Tell me, what kind of deep hatred could a ten-year-old child like Yueyao have incurred with your Maternal Aunties to make them repeatedly harm her? People have reasons for committing evil deeds. Yueyao has no conflict of interest with these Maternal Aunties, not to mention they hardly even come into contact with each other on normal days. These Maternal Aunties aren’t mad, so why would they one after another target Yueyao?"

Lian Dongfang passed the confession of Maternal Aunt Bu to Ma Chengteng.

But Ma Chengteng didn’t take it, saying, "Yueyao struggles at every turn in the Lian Mansion, yet each time I ask her, she always says she is doing very well there, so well that now she’s almost lost her life. If I continue to allow you to mistreat her, I’m afraid the next encounter I’ll have will be with Yueyao’s body."

Lian Dongfang, seeing the look on Ma Chengteng’s face, knew he had other plans and would not stop unless satisfied. Left with no choice, he asked, "Brother Ma, what exactly do you want?"

Ma Chengteng had already made up his mind; that’s why he didn’t send people to follow Lian Dongfang during the questioning of the maids and old nannies: "I want to take Yueyao back to my mansion. When the Old Madam was around, Yueyao lived securely without incident. Since the Old Madam passed away, first there were the rumors, then the carriage accident, and now the poisoning. If this happens again, I’m certain I won’t see my niece alive."

Lian Dongfang, without a second thought, rejected the idea: "It’s impossible, Brother Ma, I assure you this is the last time, there won’t be a next time."

Ma Chengteng continued, "You’ve made a promise once, and the result of that promise is Yueyao now lying unconscious in bed. I can no longer trust you." Ma Chengteng knew that Yueyao must be having a hard time in Lian Mansion; but as an uncle, he had less authority than a father would. All he could do was send someone to visit Yueyao every other day, and occasionally take Yueyao to stay with him for a while. But this time they had crossed Ma Chengteng’s line. If he continued to consider various concerns, Yueyao would undoubtedly die at the hands of these people.

Lian Dongfang was left speechless.

Ma Chengteng couldn’t be bothered to haggle with Lian Dongfang and directly stated, "If you do not agree, do not blame me for not leaving the Lian family any face. You and I both know who is the real mastermind behind all this; I am refraining from pursuing it further out of consideration for the friendship between our two families. If you truly do not agree, then let’s have the Yamen carry out a thorough investigation to see who the mastermind really is. I just hope you won’t regret it later." At this point, Lian Dongfang had no choice but to agree. If before, he had reservations about spreading rumors, now with such substantial evidence in hand, he had no more concerns.

Lian Dongfang’s face changed again and again. If this affair were to spread, in addition to previous rumors, outsiders would not believe Maternal Aunt Bu was behind the attempt on Yueyao’s life; they would believe it was Lady Mo who had poisoned her. Consequently, his two sons would be ruined.

Lian Dongfang suppressed his feelings before finally saying, "When Yueyao wakes up, let’s ask for her opinion. If Yueyao wants to go to Ma’s Mansion, I won’t oppose."

Ma Chengteng snorted coldly, but did not say anything else. He was quite certain that Yueyao would choose to go with him to Ma’s Mansion, so there was no need for further argument.

Having received the news that the mastermind was Maternal Aunt Bu, Lady Mo gnashed her teeth in fury, calling her, "That wretched woman." She had thought the woman was genuinely well-behaved and never suspected she harbored ill intentions; she should have gotten rid of that wretched person sooner.

Lady Mo also knew that now was not the time for rash actions and immediately ordered, "Someone, go and summon Maternal Aunt Su here at once."

Meanwhile, at the Lanxi Courtyard, Lian Dongfang was accompanying Ma Chengteng, waiting for Yueyao to awaken when his personal attendant came over and spoke a few words to him. Lian Dongfang’s expression drastically changed, and he hurriedly left.

When Lian Dongfang arrived at the room where Maternal Aunt Bu was detained, he saw her lying quietly on the bed, without any marks on her body (hanging, wrist-cutting, wall-smashing would all leave traces), and her mouth had no blood (ingesting poison would cause bleeding).

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